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- adjective of or pertaining to
Westphalia . - noun Someone from
Westphalia - noun geology, uncountable A
European phase of the upperCarboniferous period
Etymologies
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Examples
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Near its end, the Pennsylvanian Period went through a transition from a sub-period known as the Westphalian to one called the Stephanian.
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One of these, called the Westphalian camp, presented
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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One of these, called the Westphalian camp, presented a most beautiful scene.
Recollections of the private life of Napoleon Wairy, Louis Constant, 1778-1845 1895
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One of these, called the Westphalian camp, presented
Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Complete Louis Constant Wairy 1811
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He pointed out that the world we have known for 300 years now -- the "Westphalian" international system that arose after Europe's wars of religion and is based on the nation-state -- is "collapsing."
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[ "Westphalian" and "Stephanian" are the European names for these geological epochs.
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"Westphalian" system after the major1648 peace treaty that first brought it into existence) that could never survive in the global "state of nature" without nuclear deterrence.
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You ignore a legal justification for the use of force that has been recognized through both customary and treaty based international law, and is a fundamental component of Westphalian sovereignty.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Strange Thing About the Controversy Over Jerusalem 2010
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You ignore a legal justification for the use of force that has been recognized through both customary and treaty based international law, and is a fundamental component of Westphalian sovereignty.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Strange Thing About the Controversy Over Jerusalem 2010
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The league is best understood not as a revolutionary menace to the Westphalian system, but as an evolutionary adaptation of venerable practices to modern circumstances.
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